2009!

Happy New Year, my dears!

Powdered Sugar Snowstorm & Cinnamon Stars

It’s extraordinarily sticky around here right now.

Solstice

The days will now begin to get longer…yay!!

5 a Day

We all know we should “Strive for Five” servings of fruits and veggies a day to keep our bodies healthy.  Jim tagged me with the task of describing the 5 things I do everyday to keep my spirit happy & healthy. I jotted a bunch down in my sketchbook. Here are the top five….

Allow me to elaborate:

1. I need sunshine. If there are too many winter cloudy days strung together, then a cozy spot near a fireplace will keep me going. Or even candles on the dinner table or sparkly lights strung around.

2. Exercise. Dance, a long fast walk,  yoga, running up and down stairs, cartwheels, anything.

3. Beauty = A walk in the woods, a trip to a museum, a good picture book, almost anything if you look closely enough.

4. There’s just something about that end of day ritual that makes everything right in the world. A little music, a glass of wine, beautiful veggies, the rhythm of preparing the food…chopping, stirring,  the aroma, the taste, and of course good company.

5. The best thrill ever.

So now I am s’posed to tag some folks.  This is a no-obligation invitation to share your spirit lifting techniques…

Andie

Christine

Tim

Aimee

Laurel

Of course, any and all are encouraged to join in!

But here is where this train jumps the track…   I am also going to tag some non-blogging friends.

Biz, Teddy, Heather, Anna, Becca

(I know you may be too shy to comment, but just think about it. And get back to me…somehow.)

ps. For more information about the origins of this meme, visit the ever lovely Dawn.

Or go to Mindapples.org for more fun and information!

IC Show

The Illustrators Club of DC, MD & VA Members Show opened this week at the Art Institute of Washington. I am happy to say that I have two pieces in the show.  Stop by if you are in the DC/ Arlington, VA area!

Theodore Roethke

I made this illustration for the latest issue of Plants & Garden News, the newsletter for members of the Brooklyn Botanic Garden. Since getting the assignment I have been quite smitten with Roethke and have been carrying a small book of his poems with me almost everywhere I go. Today, for some reason, certain lines keep bubbling up to the surface and haunting me.